Who doesn’t like smelling good and leaving a hint of scent wherever you go? Personally, I’ve always believed that from my 5 senses, the smell is the most developed one I have. So when my perfume doesn’t last ad long as I expect I get very frustrated. That’s why I have been researching and learning everything I can about the topic and I was in shock when I discovered that there were some points I was doing wrong.

First, to get the most of your perfume it’s important to identify which type is it and how many times a day it’s recommended to reapply

The less aromatic compounds, the more times you have to reapplyit during the day

These are rules of thumb, however, it can vary based on in PH, hormones and skin natural oils.

Perfume Do’s and Don’ts

1.- After shower is the best moment to apply fragrance, when skin is clean and fresh. Perfumes stick better on a moisturized and oily skin rather than dry.

2.-Apply it on your pulse points because they are the warmest parts of the body (behind ears, neck area, wrists and behind the knees)

3.- Don’t store perfumes in the bathroom! it’s humid, hot and with light, just opposite from what they need in order to maintain their ingredients unaltered. Storage that is cool, dark and dry will work perfectly.

4.-Creams and shower gels from the same fragrance as your perfume actually works great. They layer up making the smell last longer.

5.-Perfumes’ life is about 3 years long, so please don’t store them forever because fragrances deteriorate with time and start losing their aromatic compounds, it is better to enjoy them while still fresh.

6.-Never mix fragrances. And I don’t only mean combining perfumes during the day but also mixing shower gels with body creams, etc. because you will be wasting your products and even smelling a bit weird. You better choose fragrance-free body creams and soaps.

7.-If you want to apply a bit of perfume on your hair, mist a small amount on your brush, let it rest for few seconds to have the alcohol evaporated and then comb your hair. Please don’t apply perfume directly!

8.-Don’t rub it! If you do so, the temperature of perfume will change and you will affect the fragrance as consequence. If you want to transfer all the aromatic compounds (from wrist to wrist for example) you just need to gently tap between wrists.

So have you guys been applying your perfume all wrong, too? Let me know down below and have a great week